“My 8-year-old son was diagnosed with cancer and it left the entire family devastated. I was told the cost of treatment would run into lakhs. I was barely managing to make ends meet and there was nothing I could do to save Swaroop. But the Nargis Dutt Foundation stepped in and took care of all the expenses. I can’t even imagine the consequences had they not been there for my son,,” says teary-eyed Devendra.The helplessness that Devendra felt is not uncommon among low-income families of cancer patients. There are many who helplessly see their dear ones, including children, lose their life in the most painful manner. Nargis Dutt Foundation has ensured that thousands of families don’t see this fate. It’s been a ray of hope for thousands of cancer patients since its inception over 40 years back. You can help save many more patients with cancer. Donate now.Donate easily through UPI, all debit/credit cards and net banking. Charitable donations to this fundraising campaign are tax exempted under 80G of the Income Tax Act (India), &amp; 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (USA). The cost of each chemotherapy is as much as ₹15,000 and a cancer patient can require between 6 to 12 sessions. The hefty cost for cancer treatment is well beyond the reach for poor families that are barely surviving on two square meals a day. Help Nargis Dutt Foundation provide treatment to poor cancer patients and save them from a slow and painful death.Giving hope to cancer patients“I was just 13 when my mother was diagnosed with cancer. When I saw my mother struggling for life it left a lifelong impact on me. Her condition had deteriorated to such an extent she was almost unrecognisable. I know how it feels like to lose a loved one to cancer and I am not alone in my grief. There are thousands of people struggling to save their family members,” says Priya, daughter of noted actress Nargis Dutt, who lost her life to cancer, and in whose name the NGO has been founded. Priya has made it her life’s mission to save as many cancer patients as she can, but she can not do it alone. Nargis Dutt Foundation needs your support. Your donation can not only save cancer patients but can give life to entire families.Need for the fundraiserCancer is often seen as a death sentence. But doctors say that if detected early and if a patient receives essential treatment, the illness can be defeated and the person can return to their lives. “Treatment of cancer often depends on multiple factors including the type of cancer and the stage in which it is detected. Some patients require surgery while some can be cured with just chemotherapy or immunotherapy. “Whatever may be the need, our nonprofit supports patients till the time they are cancer free. We not only take care of the cost of treatment but even assist patients with nutrition which is vital in the fight against cancer. Moreover, we ensure that family members who are already facing immense hardships get proper accommodation and food during treatment so they don’t suffer any further,” says the NGO leader. With your support, Nargis Dutt Foundation can help patients win the fight against cancer and save their families from grief of losing a loved one.Donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest and most trusted fundraising platform, to support Nargis Dutt Foundation in their mission to give life-saving chemotherapy and care to cancer patients who can not afford treatment.

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“The Hummingbird School is my only hope to succeed in life. I feel I am trying to swim out of this place (Majuli) and my school stands as a beacon on the other side of the river. If my school closes down, I feel I will drown in this river. Not just me but every child in villages around here and our families depend on this school”, says Roopjyoti, a bright, young student of Ayang Trust’s The Hummingbird School.Majuli Island, where The Hummingbird School is situated is shrinking rapidly, leaving a majority of its residents struggling to survive. For the children of this impoverished tribal community, education remains the only way out of suffering.Your support to Ayang Trust’s Hummingbird School can ensure that its students can have a future different from their parents who are struggling to get even two meals a day. Donate now.Donate easily through UPI, all debit/credit cards and net banking. Charitable donations to this fundraising campaign are tax exempted under 80G of the Income Tax Act (India).From IIT Kharagpur to Majuli“When I first visited the remote villages of Majuli I was shocked. The extent of the struggles here was beyond my imagination. These villages had no connectivity to the outside world, no healthcare, no education, there was absolutely nothing”, says Bipin Dhane founder of the school. Bipin, who grew up in the small town of Satara in Maharashtra, faced countless financial hardships. Despite his struggles, Bipin secured admission to the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and then went on to take up a job in Singapore. Owing to his childhood experiences Bipin was always inclined towards helping the less fortunate, and he believed in the transformative power of education. It was in 2016 that Bipin left his lucrative career abroad and moved to Majuli, to provide the children from this inaccessible river island education they were deprived of.“Whatever little money I had saved, I gave it to my parents. I had no money to start the school. It was then that villagers came together to build bamboo huts. Each family donated bamboo, wood, and whatever little they could. It was the parents of our students who erected huts for the school to start”, shares Bipin while talking about the inception of The Hummingbird School in 2017.Help Bipin save underprivileged children of Majuli Island from generational poverty and give them a chance to succeed. Donate now.Donate to save future generations“People of the island value education greatly because they know that their children have no future without it. Parents have vested their faith in The Humming Bird School because they don't want their children to suffer the way they have been”, says Bipin. Bipin says, “Today we have over 280 students in our school and about 90 children live in our hostel. Many of these children are orphaned and have no means of survival. I urge each one of you to come forward and donate to us so we can help hundreds of children escape from the cycle of poverty.”Donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform, to help children of Majuli Island get an education and break the cycle of poverty.

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Time stood still for 12-year-old Shrikant when he got the news that his father, a debt-ridden farmer from Beed, had taken his own life. Shrikant’s village was one of the worst hit areas during devastating drought in 2015 and his mother, a daily wage labourer, was finding it hard to feed the family of three. The family was penniless and could not feed itself, and debtors were knocking on the doors. Had it not been for Ashok Deshmane and Snehwan, Shrikant would have slipped into the bottomless pit of child labour.Deshmane needs your help to rescue the children of drought-hit farmers taking their own lives. Donate now.Deshmane, who has faced the perils of farmer distress firsthand, has made it his life’s mission to come to the aid of children affected by farmer suicides. He left a successful career in IT and founded Snehwan to provide food, shelter, and education to orphans of farmer suicides. There has been a steep rise in farmer suicides following Covid-19 and fresh droughts in Maharashtra. The number of kids that are in dire need of support is growing almost every day.Snehwan is building its second shelter home to take in 200 more children and needs your urgent help to complete it. Help orphans of farmer suicides find their feet and fresh hope in life. <img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/8c3923fc-52f9-4732-9088-0174a4553718.jpg" />Ashok’s missionAshok, son of a farmer himself, braved his way through abject poverty to educate himself and build a career in IT. During a visit to his village in 2015, he was overwhelmed seeing the orphans of farmer suicides starving, and decided to take 18 children into his care.“I just could not remain a mute spectator while children starved in drought-struck villages. I had to do something” says Ashok, and Snehwan was conceived in 2015. Swami Vivekanand Dnyanalay, a ray of hopeAshok says that his responsibility is not merely to provide food and shelter to children but to provide them with holistic development. He aspires to raise them as socially aware, skilled, and responsible citizens of the country who can then carry his work forward.The shelter home which started with 18 kids is now a ray of hope for more than 50 children who call it home. Situated in a village near Pune, the Swami Vivekanand Dnyanalay not only provides food, shelter, and quality education to these kids but gives them a family. Ashok and Archana’s plea“Drought and climate change is worsening and we are in urgent need of funds to extend our efforts and expand the shelter home to bring in 200 more children under our protective wings. We cannot let these kids have a fate similar to their parents”, pray Ashok and Archana. Only you can help Ashok and Archana save the future of these children. Donate generously.

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Alohomora Education Foundation is a Delhi-based not-for-profit working to empower young adults to make right career choices in their contexts through enabling large-scale career support programs to increase exposure, clarity, and confidence in Government school students.Our founders are alumni of prestigious colleges like IIT Madras, IIM Lucknow, University of Michigan and have been in the education space for over a decade now. This has led to Alohomora being one of the youngest yet most impactful organizations in this niche, working to empower young adults to take on to their career exploration journey by allowing them access to contextually relevant content, inspiration, and support to enable them to find career pathways aligned with their interests and strengths.We have current large-scale partnerships in Delhi and Haryana. We work closely with the Government of Delhi on two large-scale interventions – Desh Ke Mentor and Entrepreneurship Mindset Curriculum – reaching 3 Lakh students in Delhi’s public schools. We collaborated with the District Administration and Department of Education, Jhajjar, Haryana to set up Pratibha Manthan – a district-wide career support program to enable the right careers for 13,000+ students across 176 schools. We are starting another collaborative project with the Employment and Vocational Guidance Bureau, Delhi along with expanding further in 2-3 more districts and supporting ~50,000 students in 2023.At the heart of our different projects is CareerShala, our unique 5-step career exploration framework which democratizes the complex career related decision-making process by empowering young adults with exposure, opportunities for reflection and the skills and tools to build a roadmap for their career journey.We are on a mission to enable 1 million young adults to make career choices in alignment with their interests and strengths by 2025 and we aim to do this by building an ecosystem to provide career related guidance and support so that every individual has the exposure and information to make informed decisions about their careers.

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Youth from underserved communities are pushed to make poor career choices based on their academic achievement and context, not allowing them to thrive and realize their potential. Moreover, they find it difficult to reinvest in their learning and change their career tracks later due to financial constraints. This happens due to:<ul><li>Lack of exposure and visibility of diverse career pathways aligned to students’ aspirations and interests. As per our study, 9 out of 10 students don’t have a career goal while in school.</li><li>Lack of access to relevant and aspirational learning opportunities post 12. Less than 10% of students from govt schools reach good colleges.</li><li>Lack of role models to inspire students to take action towards career development. They are aware of only 5-7 typical career pathways limited to Doctor/ Army/ Police/ Teacher/ Govt jobs etc.</li></ul> 
 Alohomora designed and executes CareerShala, a career discovery and planning tool for young people to choose career pathways that align with their contexts, aspirations and strengths. Through facilitated exploration and reflection, students explore diverse sectors and action projects and identify the right career pathway for themselves. We also connect students to the right set of learning opportunities post 12th - be it college applications or identifying and enrolling in the right vocational course in their interest area. We also provide financial assistance to students to pursue a career of choice. 
 Akash was passionate about sports but was dejected about her future due to his low academic performance. He identified the fitness sector to build a career and after some short term courses and on the job training, he is already a certified fitness instructor earning well in his area of interest. Asha convinced her family to let her travel long distances every day to join a multi-cuisine chef course and currently working with a leading restaurant as an assistant chef. Like Asha and Aakash, we have been working with 2500 students to help them identify and choose career pathways that allow them to thrive and feel excited about their work. With our strategic partnerships with UNICEF Yuwaah and Govt of Delhi, we want to enable 1 million students to be on career pathways of their choice, by 2025.

CareerShala

Lack of exposure and low visibility of diverse careers means most students in India (especially those from underserved communities) are aware of only 5-7 conventional careers such as doctor, engineer, IAS - most of which are inaccessible or involve more financial support than families are capable of providing.Career counselling support is available only to a privileged few. Poor choices in critical school years result in young people ending up in jobs that they don't like. It is difficult to reinvest in their learning and change their career tracks later due to financial constraints. Students’ dissatisfaction with their enrolled courses or jobs leads to confusion and a feeling of inadequacy, leading to massive loss of potential.The problem, therefore, is three-fold:<ul><li>Low exposure and awareness: Students are not aware of careers that align with their aspirations and interests. As per our study, 9 out of 10 students don’t have a career goal while in school.</li><li>Lack of access to relevant and aspirational learning opportunities post grade12: Less than 10% of students from govt schools reach good colleges.</li><li>Lack of role models and career experts: To inspire students to take action towards career development, and to give them the correct information needed to make an informed and intentional career choice</li></ul>These factors contribute towards making a non-supportive ecosystem. It is increasingly difficult for children to find careers that allow them to grow, learn, and thrive. 
 Privilege should not be a prerequisite for aspiration and imagination.We seek to create an ecosystem that supports young people to reach thriving careers matching their strengths and interests. With this vision, Alohomora has designed and executes CareerShala, a portal for career discovery and planning that democratises the complex career decision making process. It is a unique tech-based career exploration intervention, designed around 5 steps a young adult needs to take to make an informed career choice. Based on ideas of inspiration, exploration and reflection, CareerShala introduces students to wide-ranging career options, encourages them to do home-based microprojects to practically experience these careers, and helps them identify the right choice for themselves based on their own assessment of their skills and interests. It connects them with experts, mentors, and professionals across 12 industries, allowing access to the right content and support to choose their career with care and intention. CareerShala combines a standard learning management system (LMS) with a facilitator driven model, which creates a playbook for any facilitator to use these 5 steps with any group of young adults.We also work on two innovative large-scale interventions with the Government of Delhi - Entrepreneurship Mindset Curriculum and Desh Ke Mentor, which have together impacted close to 3L students.We also connect students to the right set of learning opportunities post 12th - be it college applications or identifying and enrolling in the right vocational course in their interest area. We also provide financial assistance to students to pursue a career of choice. 
 By 2025, we want to empower every child in India to be on career pathways of their choice. We want to create an ecosystem that encourages exploration and reflection, and gives children the tools they need to make the right choices for themselves. When their chosen careers align with their strengths and interests, students thrive in dimensions of life beyond the financial, and we want to see an increase in self-belief and confidence levels, leading to overall growth and fulfilment. In more tangible terms, we want to see more examples like Akash and Asha. Akash was passionate about sports but was dejected about his future due to his low academic performance. He identified the fitness sector to build a career, and after some short term courses and on the job training, he is already a certified fitness instructor earning well in his area of interest. Asha convinced her family to let her travel long distances every day to join a multi-cuisine chef course and currently working with a leading restaurant as an assistant chef. We want to create a space where ALL students like Akash and Asha can identify their strengths and interests, and get the support to build a roadmap and execute their aspirations.

Alohomora - Thriving Careers For All

Career related decision making is a complex process which includes access to quality and continuous education, opportunities for reflection, exposure to mentors, stakeholder support etc., hence a structured ecosystem to provide career support becomes an established need for students from underserved communities to thrive.Most students, especially those from low-income backgrounds, are aware of only 5-7 conventional careers such as Engineer, Chartered Accountant, IAS etc. – most of which are inaccessible to them or involve more financial support than what their families can provide. Hence, with minimum/no support, they end up making decisions based on their limited exposure resulting in jobs that do not allow them to thrive which further leads to a feeling of inadequacy and massive loss of potential.Alohomora seeks to change this narrative by building large-scale structured career support programs to enable all the stakeholders in the ecosystem with the necessary resources and support to take the idea and tools for career exploration to students and empower them to make career choices aligned with their interests and strengths. 
 Our premise is that enabling students to explore and experience careers themselves is the only way to enable career decision making at scale. With this vision, we set up a district-wide career support program, Pratibha Manthan which supports 13K+ students across 176 schools in Jhajjar, through a contextualized career exploration process based on our 5-step CareerShala framework, leverages existing student-teacher connections, and brings together the school administration, facilitators, and role models from the local community to inspire students towards diverse career pathways.Through structured conversations on career aspirations, the students gather information, experience, and confidence to make meaningful career choices for themselves. Our modules include a collection of classroom activities, reflection questions, home-based micro projects and local role model interactions which equip the students with the processes and tools to be on a self-exploration journey about their interests and strengths. We also enable schools to organize showcase events where students exhibit their learnings and reflection. At the center of the program, lies our unique component of incorporating the needs from the field and contextualizing the program accordingly.In the upcoming year, we aim to set up similar district-wide career support programs in 2-3 new districts supporting ~50K students. 
 Pratibha Manthan, our district-wide career support program, capacitated 240+ teachers who conduct weekly career support classes across 115 schools (65% across Jhajjar) resulting in 400+ career sessions, 20+ role model interactions, 80+ student exhibitions in 2.5 months. Furthermore, the program’s embedment in the academic curriculum has resulted in 57.1% students feeling confident in deciding the ‘what’ and ‘how’ of choosing careers, with an increase to 30% students aspiring towards non-traditional courses like diplomas and ITI, and learning skills like fashion and coding.Pratibha Manthan is nominated in the Good Governance Project from Jhajjar, and we aim to scale this impact by building an ecosystem of support which encourages exploration and reflection amongst ~50K students across 2-3 new districts.Amongst one of our students is Deepa whose priority has been ‘to explore and experience it all’; through Alohomora she discovered her diverse interests ranging from Community Lead Fellowship to exploring the IT Enthusiast in herself at NavGurukul. As we see Deepa enjoying and earning well in her interest-aligned job at Royal Bank of Scotland, we aim to empower more young adults like her with the exposure and support to identify their aspirations and build a roadmap towards achieving it.

CareerShala - Building an ecosystem of support to enable right career decisions for Government school students